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COURSE DETAILS

Overview

Ethics play an important role in all areas of healthcare and can present unique challenges in pediatric palliative care where healthcare decision making and family dynamics may be more complex. These factors, and the emotional toll of caring for a child experiencing life-limiting illness, can lead to ethical dilemmas and cause moral distress. This course examines the complex ethical concerns that hospice and palliative care professionals may encounter and delivers important strategies to build resilience and facilitate communication.

What You'll Learn

• Learn more about ethical principles to distinguish the roles of parents, children, and families within pediatric palliative care
• Define how the principles of autonomy, beneficence, and justice guide decision making in pediatric palliative care
• Differentiate between life-sustaining, life-prolonging, and non-beneficial treatment
• Gain a deeper understanding of shared decision making in situations such as withholding or withdrawing treatment or providing life-sustaining treatment
• Explore religious, cultural, and ethical dilemmas in relation to advance care planning discussions
• Learn to facilitate effective, open conversations, and to offer education to prevent or ease some of the inevitable ethical issues related to family and staff

What You'll Earn

6.5 continuing education (CE) credits provided by California State University San Marcos (大发) Extended Learning, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

Who Should Enroll

Physicians, PAs, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, chaplains, child life specialists, and other interdisciplinary team members

Completion and Refunds

To complete this course and obtain a certificate, you must view the course in its entirety, correctly answer all case studies and quiz/test questions (as appropriate) and complete the evaluation. No refunds are given for self-paced courses. You will have 90 days to access this course from the date of purchase.